!!Stunning, Beautiful, Visually Interesting Thread!!

[Demo]

Theres a cheer me up thread but were do we collect things that are Visually appealing, Beautiful, dramatic ect.. ect..
Sometimes these things just need a separate thread all of their Own.

I saw this earlier I think it fits
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What gives you guys the chills?

And remember kiddies buckle up

[Eric Lofgren]

That was an awesome vid.

This one is a tad more cheesy, I'm afraid, but I'll be damned if it isn't a work of 'moving' art and worth seeing more than just a few times :)

Starcraft II cinematic trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d5XheWiBk)

[Raoul Duke]

Polaroid (http://www.the-impossible-project.com/) is coming back with a vengeance.
http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/samplepix/POLA_-99_12694280312.jpg
http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/samplepix/POLA_1036_12258009303.jpg
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http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/samplepix/POLA_-99_12402180233.jpg
http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/samplepix/POLA_886_11669017664.jpg

[Spiderspy]

I really recommend this one.

The Third & The Seventh
http://www.vimeo.com/7809605

Everything is made with 3dsmax, Vray, AfterEffects and Premiere.

[IanE]

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Third and Seventh is one of the best videos ever. Also, Nuit Blanche, thanks to AsaB:

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Koyaanisqatsi is one of the most visually amazing things you can watch. The entire thing is available as one video on YouTube, but it has commercials, and is truly better watched on its own, but here's the trailer:

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And finally, The Fountain... one of the most beautiful stories and films I have ever seen, and one of the best scores, by Clint Mansell, I've ever heard:

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[Darjan Jurincic]

Don`t mean to be a smart ass about it but usn`t there a "cheer me up" thread for stuff like this?....

[revenebo]

Talking about beautiful videos: does anybody remember the title of that very touching video about a man creating a CG dream for his wife in coma?? Someone posted here on CA, I've been serching it for weeks but I can't find it...

[Farvus]

Yes. "World Builder"

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[revenebo]

Farvus Thank you man, you're better than Google... :)

[Taneli]

I posted the second one in the Cheer Me Up thread once because I was pumped for a long time after seeing it. Not sure it fits the general mood of that thread though.

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[biglu]

more from Cheer Me Up ..

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/790106-0203_Voyager_58M_to_31M_reduced.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Cicada_molting_animated-2.gif

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[Spiderspy]

Here is two more awesome videos

Rare Exports

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-ASWyNkzQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdwYFnh-2Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5iKjvtmVHY&feature=related

[Onnophris]

These vids by Alberto Mielgo are pretty awesome.

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[Raffix]

[QUOTE=Raoul Duke;2717582]Polaroid (http://www.the-impossible-project.com/) is coming back with a vengeance.

all their cameras are sold out :( i would seriously love one

[Raoul Duke]

all their cameras are sold out :( i would seriously love one
Luckily old school Polaroid cameras (http://www.bizrate.com/cameras/polaroid-instant-camera/) are cheap and easy to find. The expensive and difficult to find part is the film. I did a little research. The film is far more sophisticated than the camera.

Here's a video about how they work
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[Farvus]

Inspired by inspired by the book "Rendez-vous with Rama" from Arthur C. Clarke

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[Raoul Duke]

welcome to the 4th dimension.
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[Christian223]

From here: http://jalopnik.com/348732/hubcap-creature-art-is-inmate+approved
http://www.hubcapcreatures.com/images/commissionsSIZED/husky.jpg
http://www.hubcapcreatures.com/images/PAST-CREATIONS-3.jpg

[Crash]

Luckily old school Polaroid cameras (http://www.bizrate.com/cameras/polaroid-instant-camera/) are cheap and easy to find. The expensive and difficult to find part is the film. I did a little research. The film is far more sophisticated than the camera.

Here's a video about how they work
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I have an sx70 and i use it pritty much daily. Film is not hard to comeby now when the impossible project finally has started to produce film. They have b&w film for the sx 70 and 600 cameras.

But the new film isnt that much trustworthy. To be honest it can be a bitch to use. But its great fun.